East Carolina University students enjoyed a day of sunshine and fun April 23 during Barefoot on the Mall, an annual outdoor event sponsored by the Student Activities Board. The events offers a day of fun before students settle into studying for final exams. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)

2014Zach Frye opened The Wearhouse and Windward Drift in Asheboro selling his own clothing designs. Anna Gibas teaches kindergarten in Pitt County Schools. Shannon Jeannette Johnson wed Robert Gregory Gault on Nov. 1, 2014, at Red Oak Baptist Church, Red Oak. The wedding party included Adam Victor Corey ’10; Matthew Earl Gault ’07, brother of the groom; Carrie Greene Johnson ’10, sister of the bride, and Rebecca Jane Ladd ’13. She is general manager of premium food service with Levy Restaurants at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. Jordan Parah joined the staff at City Art Gallery, Greenville. Brittany Ann Shotwell wed Jason Allen Guthrie on Dec. 6, 2014, at the Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church, Ernul. The wedding party included Kaitlyn Carnwath ’11 and Jordan Copeland ’13. She works with Amerochem in New Bern.

2013Amber Dawn Driver wed Timothy Carleton Danchak on June 28, 2014, at River Landing, Wallace. She teaches second grade for Johnston County Schools. He is pursuing a degree in health and fitness science at Wake Technical Community College. James Ramsdell is head trainer for the Princeton Rays baseball team, a minor league baseball team in Princeton, W.Va. They are an advanced rookie-level team in the Appalachian League affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays. Jennifer Stalls, C.M. Eppes Middle School sixth-grade science teacher in Greenville, received the N.C. Science Teachers Association’s District One Outstanding Science Teacher Award. Gray Workman is a sales associate with Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

2012Blair Fuller wed Andrew Saunders on Sept. 12, 2014, at Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick, N.J. The wedding party included Christopher Buckley ’13, Kevin Gomes ’13 and Kelsey Marshall. She is a registered nurse at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital emergency department. He teaches special education at North Star Academy of Newark. Alan Hill was promoted to project manager at WIMCO Corp., Washington. He was a superintendent there. Hunter L. Peyton was promoted to banking officer in BB&T’s community banking department in Greenville.

2010April L. Thomas is a certified family nurse practitioner with Southeastern Health practicing at Southeastern Medical Clinic St. Pauls.

2009Molly Brennan Baker ’09 ’11 wed Evan Kyle Pierce ’09 ’12 on Oct. 3, 2014, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Lancaster, Pa. The wedding party included Korry Cole ’09. She works for ECU’s Pirate Club, and he is an engineer at Hospira, Rocky Mount. Kathryn Meredith Payne wed Joseph Todd Exum ’07 on Oct. 4, 2014, at Latham Garden at Tryon Palace, New Bern. The wedding party included Amanda Boykin Batts ’10 and Lauren Elizabeth Payne ’10, sister of the bride. She is child nutrition supervisor for Craven County Schools. He is an MIT systems analyst with Perdue Farms.

2008Emily Evans Koury, director of the assisted living and memory care program at The Fountains at the Albemarle in Tarboro, was certified by the state as an adult care facilities administrator. Phillip Hunter Nichols wed Suzanna Noelle Williamson on Jan. 10 at Millbrook United Methodist Church, Raleigh. The wedding party included Matt Carlough ’09, Michael Crooke, Brad Johnston ’02 ’09, Tom List ’07, Chris Wagoner ’07, Kenny Walters, and Brandon Williamson ’10. He is the superintendent at Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, Raleigh. Kathryn Jean Vick ’08 ’13 wed Patrick Grey Gillette on Aug. 9 at Saint James United Methodist Church, Greenville. The wedding party included Jessica Brinkley, Melissa DeCarlo ’05 ’13, Jennifer Edwards ’06, Cameron ’11 and Davidson ’08 ’12 Gillette, brothers of the groom, Michael Gillette ’82, father of the groom, Kellan Vernon ’05 and Nicholas Vick ’05 ’06 ’12, brother of the bride. She is a physical therapist at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, and he is completing his business degree at ECU.

2007Josh Edmondson is town planner for Emerald Isle. He was planning director in Tarboro. Elizabeth F. Fulton was selected as a Foundation Ambassador with the South Carolina Bar Foundation. With other Ambassadors she will promote the Bar Foundation’s mission and programs around the state. She is a civil litigator in Charleston, S.C.

2006Priscilla Jo Bryan ’06 ’11 wed Robert Christopher Allen ’09 ’11 on Sept. 20 at Dream Maker, Salter Path. The wedding party included Thomas Francisco ’09 ’14 and Jeffrey Hughes ’08 ’09. In Raleigh, she is a nurse practitioner for N.C. Elderly Psychiatric Services, and he is a financial advisor for Edward Jones Investments. Matt Hill was promoted to vice president of operations at WIMCO Corp. He was a project manager there.

2005Bradley Luke Hyatt coaches football at Piedmont High, Monroe. Robert Lane is head women’s soccer coach at the University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala. He was assistant women’s soccer coach at UNC Charlotte. Donna Malloy is a technologist specialist with Wilson County Schools.

2004William Autry was promoted to senior vice president and city executive at First South Bank. Heather Landreth ’04 ’07, kindergarten teacher at W.H. Robinson Elementary School, Greenville, was recognized as one of nine finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Steve Lassiter ’04 ’10, Pactolus School principal, is the Regional Principal of the Year. He was the 2013-2014 Pitt County Schools’ Principal of the Year. Kevin Murphy is vice president of Gulf Building LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was a project manager at the firm. Army Sgt. Jonathan Scheibler was selected to perform as a percussion soloist with the U.S. Army Band and Chorus for their tour through Eastern Europe.

2003
Dr. Kenneth Fung joined Sound Retina in Tacoma, Wash. He was a vitreoretinal surgeon in private practice since 2009 in the Seattle area. Amanda Hodges ’03 ’06 ’14 is vice president of student services at James Sprunt Community College, Kenansville. She was interim dean at College of The Albemarle’s Edenton-Chowan campus. Jennifer Jenkins with her husband, Dan, converted their business, Jennifer Jenkins Realty, to a United Real Estate franchise in Greenville. Joshua B. Mauney wed Lindy A. Johnson on January 17 in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. He is president of The Paragon Companies Inc., Raleigh. The Rev. Latonya McIver is pastor of New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Roxboro. She was associate minister at United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, Winston-Salem. Jerry David Walton was promoted to senior vice president of BB&T.

2002Karen Peaden Turnage Boyd received the Outstanding Service Award from Legal Aid of East Tennessee for her pro bono legal advocacy and assistance at estate planning and divorce clinics for the elderly, impoverished and low-income citizens of East Tennessee. Her law firm, Turnage Boyd Law PLLC, celebrated its first anniversary in September. Annie Cox is Durant Independent School District Teacher of the Year. She teaches algebra and statistics at Durant High School, Durant, Okla. Air Force Airman Michael K. Harper graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
2000Alan Adams opened Thirsty Bruin, a bottle shop and upscale bar in downtown New Bern. Dr. Chesley “Chess” Gray Black IV ’00 ’08, executive director of university IT service management at Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, earned his doctorate in higher education administration at Northeastern University, Boston. Kelvin Cyrus is an assistant superintendent with Wilson County Schools. Katie Matthews Elder is sales integration manager and senior vice president at Bank of North Carolina in Charlotte. Nakisha Watson Floyd ’00 ’02 is chair of the computer information technologies department at Nash Community College. Laurel Wiers, a licensed marriage and family therapist, wrote Betrayed, Not Broken to help women heal from infidelity. Nathan Yang, a senior director of business development with Charlotte Motor Speedway, received the 2014 Salesperson of the Year award.

Teaching Excellence

Matthew Robinson ’09, a fourth-grade math teacher at Northwest Elementary, was named the Farm Bureau-Pitt County Schools 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year.

A poster by Nicole Agresto ’14 - “Swirls & Twirls” - won the People's Choice award in the poster contest for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro in January.

Young Leader

Matthew Windsor '07 was named to CableFax Magazine’s inaugural Over-Under List recognizing budding young leaders in the cable television industry. He is a senior publicist for Animal Planet television network working at the Discovery Communications global headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.

Center of Excellence

Joseph Biggers ’02 ’04 is director of administrative operations for the NIH-funded Mobile Sensor Data-To-Knowledge Center of Excellence, a $10.8 million grant as part of the Big Data to Knowledge initiative. MD2K is a consortium of 12 universities and university medical centers headquartered at the University of Memphis.

1999Todd Boyd was named referee for the 2014 N.C. High School Athletic Association state football championship game in Winston-Salem between Charlotte Catholic and New Bern. Rick Rectenwald is manufacturing operations and customer service manager for Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Durham.

1998LeRae Umfleet is assistant director at Tryon Palace. Terrell Williams is defensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins. He spent the past three seasons with the Oakland Raiders. He played at ECU in 1995 and 1996.

1995Joseph Craig Bradley wed Jennifer Michelle Oakley on Aug. 2, 2014, in Roxboro. He is president/owner of McKee Building Group, Raleigh. Dr. Christopher Jordan joined Gastroenterology East P.A. & Endoscopy Center, Greenville. William Wynn Whittington ’95 ’05 is principal at Pitt County Early College High School. He was transformation coach with N.C. Department of Public Instruction.1994Michael Boswell, an associate professor of music and director of choirs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Terre Haute, Ind., sang with the Austin, Texas-based ensemble Conspirare, which won the Grammy for Best Choral Performance for its album The Sacred Spirit of Russia. Scott Gardner, football coach at Farmville Central High School, is The Daily Reflector’s 2014 Coach of the Year. Ross Woodall is vice president-commercial construction for C.A. Lewis Inc., a general contractor in Greenville.

1993Laura Gammons exhibited her paintings at the New Bern-Craven County Public Library in spring 2015. Kim Loflin ’93 ’95 ’01 is assistant principal at Ledford High School, Thomasville. She was principal of Denton Elementary School. Scott Shook was promoted to vice president at BB&T Scott & Stringfellow, Greenville.

Coach of the Year

Mike Beirao ’98 ’07 is Burlington County (N.J.) Times Wrestling Coach of the Year. He is the wrestling coach, freshman football coach and teaches culinary arts at Cinnaminson High School, Cinnaminson, N.J.

Second Book

Jeffrey M. Moore ’92 ’95 published his second book, The Thai Way of Counterinsurgency. The cover and maps for the book were produced by Mike Saad.

Hall of Fame Induction

Ron Hastings '72 was inducted into the East Burke High School Athletics Hall of Fame where he coached baseball and cross country for 19 seasons, winning two conference championships and two individual state champions. He received Northwestern 4A coach of the year honors and oversaw construction of the current EBHS baseball field.

At ECU, he was part of Southern Conference championship teams in 1968 and ’70 and was named all-conference in 1969 and ’70, earned an honorable mention all-American honor and led the nation in ERA (0.56) in ’70. He was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 1996.

1989Lee Allen, an attorney with Colombo Kitchen Dunn Ball & Porter LLP, Greenville, was recognized in the area of family law by Business North Carolina as a member of its Legal Elite.1988
Dr. Larry Webb is principal at Northern Vance High School, Henderson. He was Eaton-Johnson Middle School principal, Henderson.

1987Ron Schappell is a senior commercial relationship manager with BBVA Compass in Raleigh.

1985Lisa Jackson is superintendent of Pamlico County Schools. Terrace Miller is assistant superintendent for human resources for Clinton City Schools. She was assistant superintendent overseeing student services and federal programs.

1984Ken Adams ’84 ’91 is a principal with the national financial services firm Edward Jones. He was one of only 45 principals named from more than 41,000 employees.

1982Mike Brill is head football coach at Harrells Christian Academy, Harrells. He was athletic director at Flora McDonald Academy, Red Springs. Sandra Whitaker Harvey ’82 ’85 retired from ECU’s College of Education in 2013. Following a lifelong passion, she is owner and lead photographer of Sandra Harvey Photography, Greenville.

1979Louise Moye Hudak ’79 ’11 is a licensed clinical social worker with CareNet East, an affiliate of Wake Baptist Hospital. Marvin Rex Moody, city executive and area market executive with Southern Bank & Trust Co., was named Business Person of the Year by the Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce.

1978Chris Sumrell joined TRW’s North American Aftermarket Group as sales manager for the eastern U.S. parts and service business. He was manager of program group and Canadian sales for Honeywell Friction Materials LLC.

1977Norm Osborn joined First South Bank in Wilson as a commercial banking officer.

1970Ginny Lassiter exhibited her abstract acrylic paintings in winter 2015 at her gallery, Sunset River Marketplace, in Calabash.

Council of Fellows

Suzanne Slack Camden CPCM, CFCM ’89 ’91, accounting manager at Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., a seven-year member of the National Contract Management Association and vice president of the Norfolk Area Chapter, was welcomed into the Council of Fellows at the 2014 NCMA World Congress. This designation is reserved for those who have made significant contributions to the field of contracting and to the NCMA.

Promoted to Major

Capt. Karen Hurdle Riggsbee ’88 was promoted to the rank of major in 2014 and designated to command the Office of Professional Standards in the Raleigh Police Department.

Newly Elected

Dr. Mott P. Blair IV ’87 of Vidant Family Medicine-Wallace was elected to the board of directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Celebrating 70 Years

William Clay “Bill” Adams Sr. ’52 and Bertha Johnson Adams ’51 ’54 celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in January with a reception at the Trenton United Methodist Church in Trenton, hosted by their children. He served in the military during WWII in the States and in the Pacific.

He became acquainted with Bertha through a mutual friend who suggested they be pen pals while he was in the service. They continued to correspond and met in person in 1943 while Bertha was attending ECTC.

They married on Jan. 3, 1945, in Rocky Mount. After the war, they returned to North Carolina, and Bill also attended ECTC. Both retired as teachers at Jones Senior High School in Trenton in 1982.

1957Dave Carson is active in the Senior Games. His basketball team, ages 80-84, won the state gold medal for the eighth time in the last 12 years. He is going to Minnesota in July to compete in tennis singles and doubles at the national Senior Games.

No class notes were submitted for the 1940s and 1930s in this issue.

No class notes were submitted for the 1920s in this issue.

Oldest known alumni dies at 106

The woman who was believed to be East Carolina University’s oldest living alumni has died at the age of 106. Josephine Mae Catlette Stem ’29 of Winston-Salem, died April 27. She taught at Wilton High School in Granville County for eight years before marrying James Stem and becoming a homemaker. She lived most of her life in the Raleigh area.

According to her obituary, her main pleasures in life were baking pound cakes to share with friends and watching the Atlanta Braves and Carolina Tar Heels on television. She is survived by two children, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

1930sBettie Herring Hodges ’36 of Beaufort died March 12 at 97. She taught first grade for Wayne County Public Schools from 1954 to 1979, first at Mount Olive Elementary School and then at Carver Elementary School.

1940sOra Beatrice Player Aycock ’49 of Farmville died Feb. 7. She taught business at Farmville High School for 16 years. Margaret Bair ’41 of Auburndale, Fla., died Dec. 12 at 94. She was a medical laboratory technician. Mary Sue Moore Cheek ’44 of Burlington died Jan. 14 at 91. Lucy Winston Goode ’45 of Raleigh died Jan. 10 at 90. She taught school for two years in Murphy before marriage. Margaret McDaniel Griffin ’41 of Williamston died March 10 at 95. She taught home economics in the Martin County School System. Dorothy “Dot” Louise Pearsall Horne ’44 of Greenville died Dec. 16 at 93. She taught first grade in Wilmington and Ayden before marriage. Philip Ennis Meekins Sr. ’49 ’52 died Jan. 6 at 90. A tail gunner/forward observer in the Army Air Corps during WWII, he served in England, France, Belgium and Germany. After 40 years he retired from administration in the Virginia Beach schools. Ailine Eloise Mewborn ’43 of Farmville died Jan. 1 at 92. She taught home economics and science with the N.C. Public Schools, particularly at Middleburg High School and Vance County Senior High near Henderson. Eva Cornelia Connie Mattocks Mewborn ’47 of Snow Hill died Dec. 25. She taught kindergarten and first grade in Greene County Schools and in 2011 was inducted into ECU College of Education’s Education Hall of Fame. Janie Creel Phillips ’41 ’57 of Greensboro died Dec. 9. She taught in elementary school for 35 years with another 15 as a substitute teacher and tutor with the Guilford County Public School System. Myrtle Davis Stogner ’49 of Pinehurst, formerly of Rockingham, died Feb. 19. She served on the Richmond County Board of Education, was director of vocational education and was instrumental in developing the Tech-Prep curriculum, adopted by school systems across the U.S. She was teacher of the year for Richmond County Schools and received an honorary degree from Richmond Community College. Susie Tharrington Perdue ’43 of Greenville died Jan. 20 at 96. She taught school in Wilson, Duplin, Franklin and Wake counties, retiring with 32 years of service. She received the National Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award and was inducted with her brother and sisters into the ECU Educators Hall of Fame in 2006. Nina Cook Welch ’44 of Rougemont died Aug. 7, 2013. She was a retired math and algebra teacher having taught in Hudson and at Helena and Person High in Person County. Marguerite Clark Moye Wilson ’45 of Greenville died Feb. 6. She shared her musical talent with the community and as a member of the choir of First Christian Church for more than 52 years. Myrtle Harris Wooten ’44 of Greenville died Jan. 2 at 93. She taught in Pitt and Bertie County schools and in 1997 was inducted into the ECU Educators Hall of Fame.

1950sLester Elbert Alford Jr. ’58 of Gastonia died Jan. 29. He was a chemical engineer with Burlington Industries in Rocky Mount, Mooresville, Dunn and Cramerton but retired as a real estate broker. Since 1972, he was owner/broker of Century 21 Better Homes and Better Homes Inc., Gastonia. Nell Dean Owen Alspaugh ’51 of Asheville died Feb. 9. She was an elementary school music teacher for many years and the wife of a Methodist minister. Dorothy Midgett Brannan ’50 of Greenville died Feb. 15. She taught history at J.H. Rose High School, Greenville, for 30 years. She was the Daughters of the American Revolution N.C. History Teacher of the Year and honored by the city of Greenville and Pitt County as Teacher of the Year. Chris Browning ’57 of Raleigh died March 1. He owned and operated the Crows Nest restaurant in Greenville from 1968 to 1988. The Crows Nest was open 24 hours a day, 364 days of the year and catered to college students, ECU alumni and anyone in need of a hearty meal. For many years, he opened his home on Thanksgiving to feed players on the ECU basketball team who were in Greenville for the holiday. Nelle Perry Bunch ’52 of Virginia Beach, Va., died March 1. She played piano and clarinet. As a young woman, she was chosen as Miss Edenton and Miss Wilson and was selected as first runner-up in the Miss North Carolina competition. Frances Mae Carawan ’53 of Concord died Feb. 17. She taught music in North Carolina and Florida. Edwin “Coach” Arnold Dennis ’58 ’59 of Durham died April 3. He spent 36 years at Holton Middle School, Durham, serving as coach, principal and athletic director, retiring in 1995. Jack Sample Everton ’50 ’58 of Virginia Beach, Va., died Jan. 25. A Korean War Air Force veteran, he taught at Virginia Beach High School and retired from the U.S. General Accounting Office in 1985. He chaired ECU’s Alumni Association Board of Directors from 1994 to 1996 and was named Board Member Emeritus of the association in 2014. In 1993 he received ECU’s Outstanding Alumni Award. William Haywood Exum Jr. ’50 of Jacksonville, Fla., died March 28. A U.S. Navy veteran, he worked for CSX Transportation from 1951 until retiring in 1991 as assistant director of police and special services. Tracy Formy-Duval Jr. ’54 of Wilmington died March 6. A U.S. National Guard veteran, he taught science and math in Brunswick County and New Hanover County for 20 years. He organized and was a player/manager of the Greenfield Tigers baseball team in the 1950s. Jacqueline McDaniel "Jackie" Iler ’58 ’90 of Oak Island died Dec. 20. She taught for more than 30 years at Northern Nash High School, Rocky Mount, and South Brunswick High School, Southport. Evangeline Baker "Bunch" Joyner ’51 of Tallahassee, Fla., died Feb. 8. For more than 35 years, she taught high school in North Carolina and Florida. Clifton “Cliff” Eugene Noble ’52 of Greensboro died Jan. 4. In 1993, he retired as senior vice president of the Charter Federal Savings Bank, Bristol, Va. He also was an ACC football umpire for 15 years, officiated Carolina League and SAC-8 football for 29 years and high school basketball and football for 38 years. Glenna Thomas Robinson ’54 of Suffolk, Va., died Jan. 10. She retired as a school teacher with the city of Chesapeake, Va. Burwell R. Winslow ’58 of Suffolk, Va., died Dec. 9. A U.S. Army Korean War veteran, he worked for more than 30 years for Planters Peanuts before retiring.

1960sAddie McNeill “Miss Addie” Allegood ’63 of Ayden died Jan. 9 at 100. She taught in Lenoir County at Contentnea Elementary until her retirement. Norman Joseph Cox ’66 of Arlington, Va., died Jan. 11. He was a special education teacher at Groveton and Jeb Stuart High School, serving as a football coach at the latter. He worked briefly for the IRS and from 1974 through 1996 was a personnel administrator at the FDIC. Ronnie "Ron" H. Cox ’65 of Wasilla, Ark., died March 4. He was senior pastor of Word of Faith Assembly. John W. Floars II ’69 of Woodbridge, Va., died March 20. He worked for the CIA for six years and later with the Defense Intelligence Agency for 28 years. Geraldine “Gerry” Hudson Fornes ’64 of Apex died March 2. She taught for more than 30 years. Patricia Kennedy Galloway ’63 of Greenville died March 18. She taught in Rocky Mount, Milton, Fla., Honolulu, Hawaii, Greenville City Schools, Pace Academy and Pitt County Schools until retirement. At ECC, she was a cheerleader and a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. The Rev. Haywood Wrenn Gillikin ’65 ’66 ’69 of Smithfield died Feb. 18. He taught at a number of UNC campuses and N.C. community colleges before becoming a minister and a pastor of several United Methodist congregations until he retired in 2009. Bettie Lou “Roo” Grayson ’68 of Morehead City died Dec. 18. With her husband, John, they served the Church of Our Savior in Midlothian, Va., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Morehead City and All Saints Anglican Church, Newport. Franklin “Frank” Ray Harris ’61 of Claremont died Jan. 24. A U.S. Army veteran, he worked with vocational rehabilitation for 34 years and received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award from Gov. Jim Martin in 1988. Nancy Rackley Jorgensen ’62 of Navarre, Fla., died March 24. She taught elementary school for five years, before traveling more than 26 years as an Air Force wife with her husband and family all over the world before settling in Navarre in 1998. She was a lifelong musician. Stephen Edwin Knott ’64 ’68 of Roxboro died March 23. He was a teacher, assistant principal and principal in Person County for almost 40 years. He was a Person County commissioner from 1992-2000, serving as a member and later as chair. Kevin John Moran ’69 of Raleigh died March 15. He captained ECU’s football team his freshman and senior years, receiving many commendations, including All-Southern Conference (1966, 1967) and Honorable Mention for All-American from the Associated Press (1966, 1967). He played minor league professional football 1968-71 with the Norfolk Neptunes of the Atlantic Coast Football League and was inducted in ECU’s Hall of Fame in 1977. He worked with the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice from 1970-2005, serving as a probation officer, probation supervisor, chief of staff, deputy director and director. Agnes Edens Page ’62 of Red Springs died Feb. 11 at 94. She taught for 17 years and was a general supervisor of instruction for grades K-12 for 18 years at the St. Pauls and Maxton City schools and Hoke County schools. Michael J. Prewett of Macon, Ga., died Jan. 14. He taught for 35 years at various colleges in N.C. and Ga. He was also in private practice in Macon for eight years. Agnes Corinne Wooten Raynor ’61 of Four Oaks died March 9. For more than 30 years, she taught at Four Oaks Elementary School. Charles "Charlie" Bernard Seymour ’65 of Camden died Dec. 12. After teaching biology for several years, he became a Secret Service agent overseeing security for President Richard Nixon. He retired as an operating clerk from Norfolk Southern Railroad. William “Bill” Shands ’65 of Acworth, Ga., died March 14. He worked for Munich American Reassurance Company, retiring as assistant vice president in 2007. Joseph Paul Shaw Jr. ’61 of Nashville died Jan. 23. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he retired as an adjudicator for the N.C. Employment Security Commission. Roland Andrew Smith Jr. ’65 of Greenville died Dec. 15. A U.S. Army Reserve veteran, he was department chair of automotive technology at Pitt Community College, retiring after 30 years. James Miller Thomas ’60 of Greenville died March 27. He taught accounting at Wilson Technical Community College for more than 30 years. He served two years in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany with the military police and eight years in the Reserve.

1970sDavid Julian Billings ’77 of Wilmington died March 24. He retired from the Jefferson County Police Department and then worked for Chemtex and then Piedmont Airlines. Carol Lynne Cox ’76 of Arlington, Va., died Jan. 24. After a career as a flight attendant for TWA, she was a real estate broker in Arlington, Va. Stephen Robertson Cox ’73 ’79 of Prospect Hill died March 4. He was a traveling speech therapist for Craven County Schools and later in Burlington schools. For a second career, he ran Roaster’s Cafe in Burlington for 10 years. Loy Junius Dellinger ’76 of Denver, N.C., died April 1. Judge Randy Doub ’77 of Greenville died Jan. 24. He was U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He served as chief judge of the court from 2007 through 2014, during which time he helped open a divisional office in Greenville. He served on the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Space and Security Advisory Council. He was a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges and served as co-chair of the legislative committee. At ECU, he was a member of the Tau Chapter of the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity. Jean Moser Godwin ’73 of Frederick, Md., died Feb. 10. She was a high school chemistry teacher. Rosamond “Rosy” Hodnett Jenkins ’73 of Greensboro died Dec. 16. She taught in public schools, retiring after 27 years in the Guilford County School System. Leon Kislowski Jr. ’72 of Clifton, N.J., died March 24. He was a Marine Corps veteran and advertising agency employee. Peggy W. Lowe ’78 of Murfreesboro died Jan. 17. She retired after teaching 30 years in the public schools. Michael “Mike” John Roebuck ’77 of Shelby died March 4. He was assistant athletic director for academic services at Gardner-Webb University. Howard Gray SadlerJr. ’76 of New Bern died Jan. 23. A master sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves for 27 years, he retired from the N.C. State Prison Bureau. Jacqueline Rogers Scott ’73 ’80 of Fair Bluff died Jan. 12. She taught English and U.S. history and later was a guidance counselor in the Columbus County School System. She also taught at UNC Pembroke as an adjunct professor. Alan John Southard ’75 of Winston-Salem died March 12. A U.S. Navy veteran, he owned and operated West End Construction for more than 30 years. Dennis Edgar Thaxton ’71 of Charlotte died Jan. 15. He retired in 2008 as a vice president at MidSouth Consulting Engineers, Charlotte. Benjamin Gardner White ’70 of Greenville died Feb. 10. A U.S. Army Reserve veteran, he retired in 1992 after teaching at Farmville Central High School for 20 years. Ruth B. Williams ’77 of Wilmington died March 1. She taught more than 30 years in the New Hanover County School System.

1980sAudrey Gunter Beachler ’82 of Sanford died Feb. 10. She was a physical therapist with Lee County Schools and formerly with United Cerebral Palsy/Easter Seals. She was also a certified hippotherapy instructor, helping her clients with the aid of horses. Winnie Louise Durante Brewington ’81 of Goldsboro died Feb. 22. A teacher for more than 30 years, she taught elementary school in Laurinburg and in Goldsboro City Schools, retiring in 1992. Jeffrey "Keith" Crawford ’89 of Raleigh died Feb. 5. He was self-employed. Laurie Lee Gunter Hodges ’88 ’93 of Swan Quarter died Feb. 12. She was the librarian at Mattamuskeet School and Public Library. Pamela “Pam” Prevatte Land ’83 of Cary died March 7. She worked 26 years for Whiteville City Schools. Ella Mitchell Mallenbaum ’80 ’94 of Raleigh died Feb. 28. She was a marriage and family counselor and later taught art in Pitt County and Wake County schools. Richard Wyley Mercer ’89 ’01 of Bath died Dec. 21. He taught at Washington High School for many years. Linda Lee Newton ’85 of New Bern died March 1. She was a high school teacher, social worker and bookkeeper for her husband's commercial fishing business. Tina Holland Parker ’85 ’01 of Greenville died March 25. Gail Patricia Frasheur Rhyne ’83 of Ellenboro died Jan. 10. She taught in a number of schools, including Youngsville Elementary School for 20 years, Shelby City Schools and finally Rutherford County Schools where she taught third and fourth grades at Union Mills, Pinnacle and Forrest Hunt Elementary Schools. She was named Franklin County Teacher of the Year. Pratt Alonzo Simmons ’83 of Jacksonville died Dec. 12. He was an urban planner with the cities of Kinston, Greenville, Jacksonville and Goldsboro. William Jerry Small ’83 of Shallotte died Feb. 20. After 37 years as an educator, he retired as principal of Shallotte Middle School. Dolores Fahy Smith ’82 of New Bern died Feb. 20 at 92. A U.S. Navy veteran, she worked in civil service at MCAS Cherry Point until her retirement.

1990sJoyce Marie Brown ’95 of Huntersville died Dec. 22. Tammy Lynn Curtis ’93 of Rocky Mount died Feb. 4. She taught math for 15 years at Southwest Edgecombe High School and one year at Nash-Rocky Mount Early College. Kevin Wayne DeBruhl ’96 of Cary died March 29. He worked in pharmaceutical sales with Eli Lilly and Co. Sarah Catherine Holmes Enzor ’91 of Whiteville died Dec. 3. She retired from the Columbus County Department of Social Services and then became mental health clinical director of Allied Behavioral Management. Tony Frank Klein ’93 of Salisbury died Dec. 14. Larry Wayne McCoy ’94 of South Mills died March 25. He was an announcer for the Albemarle Kart Club and Northeast Dragway. He previously wrote a sports column for the Daily Advance in Elizabeth City. Patricia Ray “Hope” Murray ’93 of High Point died Feb. 20. She taught music at Dixon Elementary School, Snead’s Ferry, and Northwoods Elementary School, Jacksonville, and at Coastal Carolina Community College and Campbell University. She played bassoon in the Jacksonville Community Band and performed with the group Singing Hands. Paul Ayers Tingelstad ’92 of Holly Springs died Dec. 23. He was an account representative for Systel Business Equipment for 17 years.

2000sJonathan “Jon” James Hitchler ’03 of Gardendale, Ala., died Feb. 26. Christopher Edward Pensel ’09 of San Diego, Calif., died Jan. 15. He was a senior project manager at FoxConn. Heather Leigh Womble ’00 of Durham died Feb. 4.

2010sAshanie Shermar Russell of Wake Forest died Dec. 24. He was a sophomore studying engineering at ECU and played high school football at Wake Forest High School.

FACULTY

Paul Quinn Topper of Greenville died March 8. He was a member of the music faculty for 38 years, where he taught strings. He retired in 2001. He was a member of the Tar River Symphony Orchestra and was a 50-year member of the N.C. Music Teachers Association.

Joseph Flake Steelman of Greenville died Jan. 21 at 92. He taught history at ECU from 1955 to 1984. He also was a director of the graduate school. A former president of the N.C. Literary and Historical Society, he received the Christopher Crittenden Lifetime Achievement Award along with his wife, Lala Carr Steelman, also an ECU history professor. He was the 2006 recipient of the North Caroliniana Society Award.

Dr. Allen Taylor of Greenville died Dec. 27 at 93. He was a clinical professor of radiology from 1977 to 1994. He founded Eastern Radiologists and was the first board-certified radiologist to practice in eastern North Carolina. He also served as a physician in the U.S. National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.

Sara J. Davis Edmiston ’66 of Tabor died Feb. 28. She was a faculty member in the textiles program in ECU’s School of Art and Design 1965 to 1997.

Leah Louise McGlohon ’52 ’73 of Winterville died Jan. 2. She was a reference librarian at Joyner Library retiring in 1996 after 30 years of service.

Sarah Dixon Pohlman ’74 ’79 of Greenville died Feb. 27. She taught in ECU’s environmental health and safety department from 1994 until 2004.

Brian R. Reddinger of Girard, Ohio, died Dec. 30. He taught at ECU.

Christine M. Shea of Greenville died March 25. She taught in ECU’s College of Education’s special education, foundations and research department.

STAFF

Billy Fletcher Dunn of Hugo died Dec. 21. He retired from ECU’s maintenance department after many years of service.

James Joseph “Jim” Kelly Jr.. of Greenville died March 30. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a senior food service director with Aramark at ECU.

Mauro Stephen Mele Jr. of Greenville died Feb. 10. A member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, he achieved the rank of corporal and served a deployment in Afghanistan. He was a maintenance technician in ECU’s parking and transportation. department.

David Brian Morgan oof Greenville died Jan. 10. He was a technology support technician in ECU’s geography department.

George Samuel Williams III of Greenville died Feb. 21. He retired from the ECU maintenance department.

Helen Everson Wolfe of Wilson died Jan. 1. She retired from ECU.

FRIENDS

Mary Bendix Absolon of Rockville, Md., died Dec. 21. She and her late husband, Karel, donated their medical library collection to the Absolon Collection at ECU’s Laupus Library.

George Serpell Coffman of Greenville died Feb. 27. He established Coffman's Men's Wear in Greenville in 1956 and employed hundreds of ECU students over the years. Many continued in the clothing business. In 2007, the George Coffman Scholarship at ECU’s School of Business was established by many of his former employees. Memorial contributions may be made to the ECU Foundation/George S. Coffman Scholarship, Office of Gift Records, Mail Stop 301, 2200 S. Charles Blvd., Greenville, N.C. 27858-4353.

Frederick Strickland Hutchins Jr. of Winston-Salem died Feb. 2. From 1973 to 1975, he was a member of the N.C. General Assembly, where he helped start ECU’s School of Medicine.

Coy C. Privette of Thomasville died March 23. As president of the Christian Action League of NC, he was selected by then-ECU Chancellor Leo Jenkins to serve on a committee that was instrumental in establishing the medical school.

Gilbert Powell “Tommy” Taylor of Oak City, a retired farmer and businessman, died Jan. 13. He supported ECU Pirate athletics. On his 80th birthday, he took pride in throwing the first pitch at an ECU baseball game.

Elizabeth Lauten ’07 is press secretary to U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher of Tennessee. She formerly worked in the D.C. office of U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh and for a company that builds aircraft carriers for the Navy.